In a bald admission, Belfiore explained Microsoft had attempted to incentivise developers to build apps for Windows Phone, but that the pool of users was just too small. Microsoft dropped support for Windows Phone 8.1 earlier this year. It also had many problems with the Microsoft App store.

Belfiore attributed the operating system's failure to the fact that many key apps were unavailable on it, which deterred many people from trying it. Last week, Microsoft re-introduced its Arrow Launcher for Android, and, brought in its Edge browser for both Android as well as iOS.

The news isn't surprising since even Bill Gates gave up his Windows Phone for an Android.

First, work out what type of Windows phone you have. According to the most recent sales figures from Kantar Worldpanel, Windows phones account for just 1.3 percent of the market in the United States, bested only by BlackBerry at 0.3 percent.

Windows 10 mobile has struggled to make an impact in an industry dominated by Android and iOS.

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